Hi there!Sorry if our BOY month just sort of disappeared. It’s not officially over and we do have intentions of really wrapping it up. But first Rae got sick (she’s on the mend!) and then I decided to spend the day doing, well, whatever (going to a “tea party” at the local library, doing crafts with the kids, and playing at the park–a very fun day!). So I’m back tonight and tomorrow with a few more boyish posts.Of course this doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate boys the rest of the year too. But throwing an online “party” of sorts does wear me out. Writing just one post a day now is going to feel like a breeze! So, here’s a roundup I’ve had sitting in the files, ready to share: BOY crafts.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not always one for crafting with my kids. But surprise: kids grow up! Okay, no surprise. But they’re finally at an age where it’s actually kind of fun to craft with them. It’s going to open many doors to new projects and interaction with the kiddos. So here’s what we’ve been doing around our house lately. Nothing new or elaborate but seeing what others are doing always sparks new ideas in me.

My kids are learning about money. Owen always asks to hold my change from the store and I love it when he recognizes the president’s faces on there (even if he did call Lincoln “Frankenstien”. Sorry Abe.) I know this isn’t a craft…but we’ve pulled out any coins we have from around the world–the cheapy stuff they won’t exchange back at the airport–and the kids have been playing with their money for a few weeks now, learning and counting, and sort of understanding what money is for.Each kid also received two dollars from Grandma and Grandpa in their valentine’s last month. So we took them to the candy store (Cracker Barrel) to spend it. Owen wanted something that only cost a buck. And Lucy’s elaborate choice was $3. So she asked Owen if she could have one of his dollars. He smiled, “sure!” It was so sweet and kind. I know that will change over the years but it was fun to witness.This very hungry caterpillar craft was done at the kid’s school. It’s so simple and cute. I don’t have a template but you cut out a caterpillar and punch holes in the middle. Let the kids color it,and then stick a pencil through the middle!Lucy made these Hershey kisses gnomes with her speech teacher. I’m not sure what to do with them (other than the obvious….gulp) but they’re totally cute!The number one things my kids are into these days: Coloring.While they enjoy coloring books and printed pages, the preferred routine is this….Owen and Lucy ask me to draw something on paper (which often looks like they drew it), they color it in, and then Lucy cuts it out for both of them (she’s getting pretty good with her scissors). On this particular day, Owen requested that we draw donuts. If you’ve been following my blog for a while then you know that we totally like donuts (it’s easy to do with Round Rock Donuts nearby).He can never decide which one is his favorite.But he asks everyone if they’d like to join him for a bite.Instead of coloring on paper, sometimes we use old cereal boxes. The kids love this because their creations are sturdy and fun to play with. The other day we made rockets.And Owen flew around the house all afternoon, counting down and blasting off.And finally, that fishing pole from the pirate outfit? It was played with for 3 days straight. The kids took turns being the fisherman and the “fish”. Owen would throw his line over our half wall, wait till he felt a tug on his line, and pulled it up to find a treasure or toy.And what did he catch?……his puppy! (Oh man. Along with the Billy Bass fish, the kid insists on carrying that thing around. I guess there could be worse things).And that’s what we’ve been up to. But I know you’ve been doing much cooler things at your house. So here are some ideas that caught my eye….

Tomorrow I have one final (and pretty cool) giveaway to wrap up our boy month….cause you have to offer a pot of gold to someone on St. Patrick’s Day, right? Hopefully you feel lucky!See you in the morning.